Onward and Backward

Duration: 4:22

From the EP Onward and Backward (2020)

Written, composed, produced, and sung by me (under alias Mukura)

Mixed and Mastered: Aman Moroney

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Lyrics:

I think I’m moving and growing
Onward and backward
Tracing circles in my mind
Chasing a pretty delusion
And when the sun kisses the ocean
I’m sure I’m headed somewhere
But I can’t remember where and
Nothing really seems to change

Tell me, does everything mean something?
How do I keep from sinking?
Have I failed if I shun these endless games?
Tell me, why do I have so many fears?
A sadness that makes me weak?
How do I keep from fading away?
Tell me, how do I find the boundless light?
And look past all my crimes?
How do I scream with no worry?
Why can’t I ever feel free?
Where is my place to be
Before I turn into dust

On this barren summer ground
Flaming skeletons all around
These harsh wounds hang tightly
Here’s an end, but what’s the journey
O, where’s the rousing delight?
Where’s the heavenly respite?
Where’s the path that I once saw
A laughter for the absurd plot?

Tell me, does everything mean something?
How do I keep from sinking?
Have I failed if I shun these endless games?
Tell me, why do I have so many fears?
A sadness that makes me weak?
How do I keep from fading away?
Tell me, how do I find the boundless light?
And look past all my crimes
How do I scream with no worry?
Why can’t I ever feel free?
Where is my place to be,
Before I turn into dust